Interview with Roger Sherfield, 1986 [2]

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Title:
Interview with Roger Sherfield, 1986 [2]
Description:
Lord Roger Sherfield was part of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the former Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Commission. In the interview he discusses the nuclear programs of various countries. He paints a picture of the ceremonies at Trombay for the opening on the Indian nuclear energy establishment. He describes Homi Bhaba as “one of the most remarkable people I’ve ever met.” He says the British were in favor of Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace program especially because of its international focus. He was not surprised by the Chinese or Indian nuclear explosions, as he knew that nuclear technology and information could not be kept from scientifically advanced countries. Similarly, he supported the Non-Proliferation Treaty, although he knew negotiations to have it widely accepted would be difficult.
Interviewee:
Sherfield, Roger Mellor Makins, Baron, 1904-
Date:
November 13, 1986
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
WGBH Open Vault
Series:
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
Subjects:
Nuclear energy
Nuclear nonproliferation
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Bhaba, Homi J.
Physicists
Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968)
Nuclear weapons
Cockcroft, John, Sir, 1897-1967
Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Places:
England
France
China
United States
India
Canada
Extent:
00:10:16:23
Link to Item:
http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_421E78BD321E40AA8892FE4A35C1DEA7
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier:
V_421E78BD321E40AA8892FE4A35C1DEA7